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Labor > Employment rate Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & Nicaragua

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  • Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Young adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Young men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Young women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
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STAT Costa Rica Nicaragua HISTORY
Adults 57.2
Ranked 87th. 		58.3
Ranked 78th. 2% more than Costa Rica
Men 74.9
Ranked 56th. 		82
Ranked 18th. 9% more than Costa Rica
Women 39.1
Ranked 122nd. 9% more than Nicaragua 		36
Ranked 136th.
Young adults 43.1
Ranked 72nd. 		48
Ranked 52nd. 11% more than Costa Rica
Young men 54.1
Ranked 57th. 		70.2
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Costa Rica
Young women 31.5
Ranked 86th. 22% more than Nicaragua 		25.9
Ranked 116th.

SOURCES: International Labour Organisation, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

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